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Thk Fifteenth Annual Report of the Montreal Horticultural Society has 

 come to hand. We always find much matter that is interesting to us in this report, 

 because the experience of fruit growers in that northly province is useful to our growers 

 in northern Ontario. 



Among other papers is one on "The Farmer's Orchard," by R. W. Shepherd, of 

 Montreal, and in it he gives the following list of apple trees recommended for the farmer 

 to plant : 5 Yellow Transparent for August. 5 Duchess for September. 5 Brockville 

 Beauty for September and October. 5 St. Lawrence for October. 5 Alexander for 

 October and November. 5 Winter St. Lawrence for November and December. 20 

 Wealthy for December. 20 Fameuse for December and January. 10 Canada Baldwin or 

 Pewaukee for February and March. 15 Scott's Winter for April and May. He says that 

 these varieties can all be grown successfully about Montreal, and the list does not include 

 many fall apples, because at that season farmers are too busy to market their fruit. The 

 Yellow Transparent ripens its fruit there about the first week in August, and keeps a week 

 or two after it is harvested. He considers it gocd for both cooking and the table. 

 Duchess he counts the most satisfactory of all, and his advice to those who have leisure 

 at that season to handle their fruit to advantage, to pjant a much larger proportion than 

 that given in the list. Brockville Beauty is a Canadian variety originating near Btock- 

 ville. The tree is hardy and bears abundantly ; the fruit is of a fair size and beautiful, 

 ripening just after the Duchess in September. St. Lawrence is a tardy bearer, and a slow 

 grower, but when once established, it is a grand tree, growing to a great size and bearing 

 enormous crops of high priced fruit. This is also a Canadian variety, originating in the 

 garden of Mr. Molson, in Montreal. Winter St. Lawrence is a large, beautiful apple, and 

 Mr. Shepherd says it is a very satisfactory one with him. This apple has the quality of 

 remaining on the trees in spite of high winds, and is a profitable apple on account of its 

 attractive' appearance and its value for cooking and dessert purposes. Canada Baldwin, 

 according to Mr. Shepherd, is hardy at Como. The tree grows to a large size, and bears 

 heavily every other year. The fruit is about as large as the Fameuse and very handsome, 

 but only of fair qualit} 7 . It keeps well into winter. Scott's Winter has been fruited by 

 Mr. Shepherd for over ten years. It is a hardy tree of medium sized red apples, rather 

 tart, but becoming mellow and pleasant eating towards spring. He recommends it because 

 there is no better, that is as hardy a tree. 



Rev. J. F. Paradis writes an article investigating the question whether any satisfac- 

 tory winter apples have yet been found for the Province ot Quebec. He says that of the 

 Russian varieties, none, excepting the Borsdorf, have proved good winter varieties, and 

 this is not a profitable fruit because it lacks in both size and shape. Of the American 

 apples of long keeping he has tried Bethel. This tree has given him the best satisfaction 

 of any, although it is a lazy grower. It is hardy and the apples are large and of excellent 

 qualities, keeping well throughout the winter. Should there be no good-keeping apples 

 found among the Russian varieties, he thinks we must rely upon the Bethel and Canada 

 Baldwin for winter apples suitable to be grown in the northern sections. There are many 

 other papers of value, and from some of them we will make selection for this journal. 



A Dictionary of Botanical Terms, by A. A. Crozier, Aun Arbor, Mich., published 

 by Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1892. Cloth, 202 pages. 



This will be found an exceedingly useful book to botanists and scientific students of 

 horticulture. It is a great inconvenience to find out the botanical meaning of a word 

 among so many others, in Webster, and besides, there are a great number of terms, which 

 are strictly scientific, and cannot be found in Webster at all. The price is not given. 



Annual Catalogue of Bulbs and Plants, Autumn, 1892. Webster Bros., Hamil- 

 ton, Ont. 



The Lindsay Horticultural Society (affiliated) does a fine tiling for its subscribers — 

 giving each member who pays $1 into membership, the Canadian Horticulturist, with 

 plant and report, and also an additional distribution of bulbs of their own. This they 

 are enabled to do through the provisions of the Agriculture and Arts Act, which bestows a 

 grant of money to any horticultural society comphing with its provisions, for the purpose 

 of distributing horticultural literature, or for exhibits. 



